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Return To Wellbeing: Savoy Hotel & Spa, Cilento, Italy

Aug 2, 2024 | countryandtownhouse.com | Kamin Mohammadi

Kamin Mohammadi checks in to Savoy Hotel & Spa in Cilento, the little-known Italian region that has been the seat of longevity for millennia. Review: Savoy Hotel & Spa, Cilento, ItalyI had never heard of Cilento.
Who Is Iran’s New ‘Reformist’ President?

Jul 10, 2024 | truthdig.com | Kamin Mohammadi

On Saturday morning, a little-known ex-cardiac surgeon and member of Iranian parliament named Masoud Pezeshkian was pronounced the ninth president of the Islamic Republic. Taking to X, the new president addressed the people of Iran directly with a message of unity. “Dear people of Iran,” he tweeted, “this is just the beginning of our partnership. The difficult path ahead will not be smooth except with your companionship, empathy, and trust.
Mourning Raisi - Truthdig

Jun 14, 2024 | truthdig.com | Kamin Mohammadi

When Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was pronounced dead May 20 after his helicopter crashed in the thickly forested mountains of northeastern Iran, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei announced five days of mourning. Iranian state television dutifully followed suit by showing image after image of citizens grieving the president, who was known as “the Butcher of Tehran” for his role in the killing of thousands of political prisoners in 1988.
Celebration Dances and Succession Politics in Iran

May 23, 2024 | truthdig.com | Kamin Mohammadi

Ever since the helicopter carrying Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister were announced missing on Sunday, Iranian state television and Western media have been repeating images of Iranians in prayer and in mourning. As is often the case when it comes to Iran, the picture on social media is very different. Many Iranians have refused to follow the solemn five days of mourning announced by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
Photo London Is Back At Somerset House – Here’s What To Expect - NewsBreak

May 16, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Kamin Mohammadi

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Photo London Is Back At Somerset House

May 16, 2024 | countryandtownhouse.com | Kamin Mohammadi

Kamin Mohammadi pays a visit Photo London as it makes a triumphant return to London this May. Here's what to expect from the fair, plus how to get your hands on tickets before the weekend is up. Review: Photo London At Somerset HouseLondon's Somerset House once again plays host to the world's premier photo fair: Photo London is on now until Sunday 19 May.
In Iran, There’s Little Appetite for Conflict

May 15, 2024 | truthdig.com | Kamin Mohammadi

In early April, the world held its breath as Israel and Iran looked like they would go to war. Not the stealth shadow war that the two countries have waged for years, but a catastrophic hot war that would annihilate the Middle East and upend the global security order.
Iran's Death Row Recording Star - Truthdig

May 2, 2024 | truthdig.com | Kamin Mohammadi

Toomaj Salehi raps about subjects not often publicly discussed in the Islamic Republic of Iran. His hard-hitting songs touch on child poverty, discrimination against minorities and regime corruption, often accompanied by videos that depict him confronting regime clerics. Social justice themes are common in the “rap-e Farsi” genre that arose in Iran in the 1990s, but few have been as bold as Salehi.
#FreeToomaj: The Campaign To Save Iranian Rapper Toomaj Salehi From Execution

Apr 30, 2024 | service95.com | Kamin Mohammadi |Olivia McCrea-Hedley

Alamy Social Justice & Activism, Human Rights, Social Justice, Activism | By Last week, the Islamic Republic of Iran sentenced renowned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi to death. His crime? Rapping in support of the Woman Life Freedom movement and posting videos of himself at protests.
Measuring reality

Nov 7, 2023 | perspectivemag.co.uk | Peter Lawlor |Kamin Mohammadi

When asked his opinion of Wren’s newly completed St Paul’s Cathedral, James II described it as: “Awful, artificial, and amusing.” From this, it’s pretty easy to imagine an historical retrospective with the headline: “James II, architectural philistine.” Or, in a place with differing aesthetic sympathies: “Was James II an early champion of brutalism?”However, this points to a trap into which comparisons often fall: definitions aren’t set in stone. What do I mean?